UConn nips Syracuse at Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK — Connecticut and Syracuse supplied plenty of great moments over the years at Madison Square Garden as members of the Big East. They had one more Monday night in a nonconference matchup.
Christian Vital made two free throws with 2.2 seconds to play to give Connecticut of the American Athletic Conference a 52-50 victory over Syracuse of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Tire Pro Classic.
Andrew White III hit a 3-pointer with 9.1 seconds left to bring Syracuse into a 50-50 tie.